A CEO from one of the silicon slopes companies spoke at the Marriott School

Apr 20, 2021
3:56:38pm

Great38 All-American

He said the best programmers they hired were always from the EE program. They were very practical and learned coding as an application.

He said the CS grads were smart but very theoretical.

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Son's going into computer engineering. He was accepted at BYU, utah, Purdue and

SoValleyCOUG

4/20/21 9:27am

All would be fine. Follow the scholarship

Hoax

4/20/21 9:27am

Utah's computer science undergrad is really bad imo. And that's not my fan bias talking.

CSoul

4/20/21 9:29am

Hilarious take

sanitarium

4/20/21 9:31am

Not really, it's a pretty commonly held opinion in my circles.

CSoul

4/20/21 9:32am

Any objective criterion for the opinions of "your circles?"

sanitarium

4/20/21 9:42am

Thousands of job applicants over a decade and comparing them to BYU/USU in the real world

CSoul

4/20/21 9:46am

As a U of U engineering and law school graduate, who has also been

sanitarium

4/20/21 9:57am

RE: As a U of U engineering and law school graduate, who has also been

jdub

4/20/21 9:59am

Yes, almost as ironic as a BYU grad bashing on U of U degrees.

sanitarium

4/20/21 10:03am

He didn't use his educational background to support his argument, as you did. He gave his opinion as a business owner

jdub

4/20/21 10:09am

He only said computer science is weaker.

Byron McNertney

4/20/21 12:15pm

I am differentiating CS from engineering (I edited my post to reflect that) because I'm not really privy to

CSoul

4/20/21 10:05am

Wait, are you referring to Utah or USU?

MetaLearner

4/20/21 2:02pm

Yes, I don't have any specific idea why I've seen undergrads from USU be better on average than U of U in CS

CSoul

4/20/21 3:35pm

Very interesting and surprising to me.

MetaLearner

4/20/21 4:12pm

Well, given his background (which I know) let's just say he knows what he's talking about.

jdub

4/20/21 9:47am

Just do a straw poll at his next backyard BBQ and you'll see for yourself

Tricky

4/20/21 2:38pm

Despite the haters on CB, Utah has a really solid engineering program.

fulano

4/20/21 9:29am

Not their computer science department, and in computer engineering that's more than half the degree

CSoul

4/20/21 9:31am

Purdue is a great school...

ChiefBeef

4/20/21 9:29am

$7,000 total or per year, or what?

CosmoK

4/20/21 9:30am

Sorry...yes it's $7,000 per year.

SoValleyCOUG

4/20/21 9:34am

The networking and potential earnings differential between Utah & Purdue is

BigD Coug

4/20/21 9:31am

Purdue will probably be the most prestigious engineering degree of those

BYU28_Miami21

4/20/21 9:32am

And probably the worst experience for an LDS kid.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/20/21 9:36am

It's 1 hour from me. He can join us for Come Follow Me. And I have 4 daughters

BYU28_Miami21

4/20/21 9:39am

My son was an on campus missionary at Purdue for 6 months.... not a lot going

kotacoug

4/20/21 9:40am

Why do people think this way? Because it's not close to a large LDS community

reagan21

4/20/21 10:05am

Grad school is so different from undergrad, even if you're single.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/20/21 10:47am

Personally, I’d go to the school that is best overall. Unless he’s already into engineering, that will be a slog

letthewookieewin

4/20/21 9:34am

With something like computer engineering, he should just go where he wants. The

dYrtbYkerYder

4/20/21 9:35am

Even w $7000 isn’t BYU cheaper.... and better

kotacoug

4/20/21 9:36am

I don't know. I've seen reports that BYU grads make more than grads from other

SoValleyCOUG

4/20/21 9:40am

College is way more than education.

Mises

4/20/21 9:37am

I agree.

SoValleyCOUG

4/20/21 9:41am

RE: College is way more than education.

Riseandshout81

4/20/21 11:08am

I absolutely loved my time at BYU. Great friends and my social life was great.

84 natlchamps

4/20/21 6:07pm

I’d say Purdue or TAMU, but I have no idea how the programs compare to one another.

Texas Hammer

4/20/21 9:43am

Many CEs have difficulty dating - at BYU they are in higher demand.

novacoug1

4/20/21 9:43am

I would guess - although not knowing much about Utah -

newbie

4/20/21 9:45am

No ideas where he wants to live. Have't gotten that far into it.

SoValleyCOUG

4/20/21 10:39am

BYU, of course. Freshman year in the dorms was the best year of my life - set

Iman23

4/20/21 9:57am

Purdue has one of the best STEM programs/networks in the country-

CougieMcCougFace

4/20/21 10:03am

Network is only relevant where you want to live. If he wants to go back to Utah the Purdue network does nothing there

molodyets

4/20/21 10:22am

Top places recruit nationally at the best schools

CougieMcCougFace

4/20/21 1:05pm

I'm a little biased with Purdue. My grandpa died in 2000 and he had received

reagan21

4/20/21 10:12am

Purdue is the best launch-pad for CS/CE. BYU is the best all around choice IMO.

stenso

4/20/21 10:29am

Are the kind who drives trains?

reagan21

4/20/21 10:31am

I wish!

stenso

4/20/21 10:31am

aTm — literally like printing money

bruincoug

4/20/21 10:45am

Going to another school over BYU just because of a scholarship seems silly.

RealComfortableJeans

4/20/21 12:05pm

Considering competitive price of BYU, often true.

CosmoK

4/20/21 12:58pm

My friend who is not LDS just hired a magna cum laude out of BYU Computer Scienc

(Private)

4/20/21 1:51pm

A CEO from one of the silicon slopes companies spoke at the Marriott School

Great38

4/20/21 3:56pm

Does a CS degree make you a programmer? I honestly don't know.

CosmoK

4/20/21 4:59pm

There are several programming classes required in a CS degree.

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